Ever since my friend Brian Nielson treated me to a great day of walleye fishing on Potholes Reservoir in late September, I have been trying to find time to get back down there. On Tuesday Dennis Beich was able to go and we launched at the State Park. The first thing that he said when we were leaving the ramp was “where’s the net”. Oh boy, not again. I forgot the load the net when I prepping the boat for this trip. As it turned out, we didn’t need it. We would bring the walleye up close to the back of the boat. Then, Dennis would take the rod and lead the fish right to me where I was kneeling. I would reach down and grab the fish right behind the head and hoist it in the boat. Believe it or not, this worked flawlessly. I plucked six fish of 14 to 21 inches right out of the water. We never lost one. Heck, I might leave the net home more often. Not. We fished from about 9 till one, as the bite really died about noon. It was a great trip, and I am eager to get back down there.